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Teach Your Dog to Catch a Disc!
Heidi’s Bella RA THDD loves to play disc and is quite accomplished at her favorite past time, as you can see by the photo of her graceful leap to make that catch. Bella’s owner, Heidi Armstrong of Austin, TX, taught Bella to retrieve, starting with a tennis ball when Bella was just a puppy. Bella […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/teach-your-dog-to-catch-a-disc/
| May 20, 2015
Canine Partners
A Guide to Toy Shopping for Your Pup
This article is brought to you by Christie Canfield of the AKC GoodDog! Helpline training team. The helpline is a seven-day-a-week telephone support line staffed by experienced dog trainers. It can be bewildering. Enter a pet supply shop to buy your dog a present and face aisle after aisle of different toys. Which one and […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/a-guide-to-toy-shopping-for-your-pup/
| May 13, 2015
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Cajun Overcomes Fears to Earn Top Obedience Title
Sweet & Sassy Cajun UD BN GN RN owned by Birgit Mantilla of Chicago, IL Cajun was born just over 11 years ago at Birgit’s home. She was one of 10 puppies in Birgit’s first foster litter from animal control. “Even though I did all I was supposed to with Cajun (going to classes, socialization), […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/cajun-overcomes-fears-to-earn-top-obedience-title/
| May 13, 2015
Canine Partners
Older Dogs Do Learn New Tricks: Popo Earned MACH at age 9!
AKC Master Agility Champion (MACH) Popo Yun-Mallan MXB MJS owned by Janet Yun of Houston, TX Popo was found as a stray and turned into one of Houston’s shelters, where Janet rescued him on Chinese New Year’s 2007 when he was about a year old. “He is our first dog, and we knew instantly when […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/older-dogs-do-learn-new-tricks-popo-earned-mach-at-age-9/
| May 12, 2015
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Once Stray Dog Now Obedience/Rally Stand-Out
Our Sweet Waally Waally Wabbitt CD BN PCD RAE owned by James & Barbara Roberts of Lakeland, FL Wabbitt wondered up to Jim and Bobbi while they were working out in their yard. His eyes were so infected that he could not see, and he was running into bushes and trees. “He was so very […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/once-stray-dog-now-obedience-rally-stand-out/
| May 12, 2015
Canine Partners
Junior Handler Achieves Agility Championship with Rescue Pup
MACH Hailey Bell CD BN MXB MJB THD & Danielle Oss of Prior Lake, MN Danielle Oss and her family adopted Hailey, a Border Collie-retriever mix, from a shelter in 2008. The following summer on a trip to the Minnesota State Fair, Danielle saw an agility demonstration and knew that she had to try the […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/junior-handler-achieves-agility-championship-with-rescue-pup/
| May 7, 2015
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Rescue Dog Gains Fame for Surfing Sizzle
Photo by Michael Blake Southern Californian Michael Uy lives for the outdoors and luckily his canine companion keeps up with him. Abbie holds her own with Uy whether jogging, mountain biking, hiking or even paragliding. One of their favorite stops is the local dog beach where they both like to swim in the ocean. During […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/rescue-dog-gains-fame-for-surfing-sizzle/
| May 4, 2015
Canine Partners
From Alley to Rally – Success Story of a Little Street Dog
This story originally appeared in the summer 2012 issue of the AKC Canine Partners News and later was reprinted in a 2013 issue of AKC Family Dog magazine. The story won first place in the 2013 Dog Writers Association of America writing competition in the category of “Magazine Feature Article with the topic of Rescue.”Since […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/from-alley-to-rally-success-story-of-a-little-street-dog/
| April 29, 2015
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Former Abandoned Puppy Now an Agility Champ
PACH Reggie MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX OFP owned by Lee Sutherland of Columbia Station, OH Reggie was one of 10 puppies left in a box by a burned-out trailer and was lucky enough to be adopted by Lee. “I chose her because of her white back feet. I wanted an agility dog and, knowing […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/former-abandoned-puppy-now-an-agility-champ/
| April 30, 2015
Canine Partners
Meet Multiple MACH & PACH Harley
Meet Multiple-MACH & PACH Harley MACH4 PACH Harley MXC MJC MXP3 MXPB PAX NF owned by Cheryl Alfred of Las Vegas, NV Harley was one of the first mixed-breeds in the country to earn the AKC Master Agility Championship and moved to the Preferred Agility class, which allows dogs to jump a height division lower, […]
https://www.akc.org/canine-partners/meet-multiple-mach-pach-harley/
| April 28, 2015